The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-16
BRIGHT BITS.

HANGING is too good for a bad painting.
Scranton Truth.
SOME of the best blood in the land now runs
through the mosquitoes venS.-PjttSburg CIrO1t-
icie.
THE reason drunken men seldom drown is
because the whisky makes their heads SWIM
Duluth Pdragrdpher
A COW PATH is not as bright as the moon or
stars, but it's milky way Just the same
ChdrIestofcn Enterprise. ...
ST. LOUIS has 1000 cats, and they are all reck-
oned into the census because they happen to
have whlSkers.-LOtceu Citizen.
IT IS SAID that one reason why St. John is a
ProhibitionistiS because he can't drink without
getting his moustache init-Puck.
SOME Of the milkmen hang pals of milk down
the well to keep the milk cool. Some of them
use too much rope -Mtttndukee Sentinel.
OFFICER Private Schulz, why has the soldier
eight buttons on the front of his coat?
Private Schulz-Because there are just eight
utton-holes.-T Texas SiftingS.
He (at States Hotel hop, Saratoga Are you
fond OF daucihg, Miss Diamondbedecked?
She-O paSsiOnate1y. but in this warm
weather one does get so het up.
CITIZEN Ito base bail manager)-How is the
third baseman' S hand getting on
Manager hopefully He thinks that
by the end of the week he will be able to draw
his salary.-Tid Bits.
A PREACHER was complaining of the listless-
ness and inattention of his congregation, when
an old deacon spoke up and said: Hungry
sheep will look up to the rack if there is hay in
it. "-Rtchmond Religious Herald.
Nor long ago a well known artist sent to a
lady, whom he had met several times, one of
his best pictures handsomely framed as O SOU
venr gift. The next day he received a note
from the lady in which she thanked him for the
picture, but begged to return the frame as she
made it a rule never to accept anything valua-
Bile as gift from a gentleman.--NeO York
Tribune.
Coon MINIsTER--It is rather odd that the col
lections are exactly 81 less than they used
to be.
Minister'S wifeNothing odd about it,
We have not lost any of our congregation"
'No but | suppose you remember that Mr.
Pious never used to give less than ST."
''Of course. "
well, Mr.. Pious has been elected a deacon
and he passes the plate now ''-Omdhd World.
A FEW months ago there was an addition to
the family of Col Percy Yerger. on which occa-
sion Mrs. Yerger's mother, a venerable lady,
spent several weeks with the family. few
days ago Mrs Terger received letter from her
mother, TO the effect that she intended to make
another visit. rs grandma comm again "
asked little Tommy, making disguised face
"Yes, Tommy, 40, Lord, that means another
squealing baby in the house" sighed Tommy,
thinking of the previous visit of the old lady
TeraS Settings.
Midday Sub" i'll the office was seen, to-
ward the end OF composition hours crawling
about the floor and picking up type. He was
asked by the Joker of the room: What are you
doing, Jack?'
I'm trying to get enough type to finish this
take, that's what I'm DOING said he in rather
a disgusted tone.
We'll, what sorts do you want; what are you
short off,
Il want some h's'
go over under No 1873 frame; he's an Eng
lishman; he drops them,' was the comforting
reply.-Pitts6ug Chronicle Telegraph